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Dover, DE vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 71.3% more likely to be married in Fort Mill.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Fort Mill.
 Dover, DEFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,069329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,587285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock228.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,236.493.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEFort Mill, SCUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.3%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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